Porsche and Range Rover "most satisfying"

Porsche tops the table for the most appealing brand in the US, while the Range Rover is ranked best model

The Boxster helped Porsche to achieve the top rating in JD Power's study

JD Power survey saw Porsche ranked the top brand

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24 July 2013

Porsche has been rated the most satisfying brand in the US, according to a new study by JD Power. The Range Rover was ranked as the most satisfying model.

The Volkswagen Group received the highest number of model segment awards of any corporation. Chevrolet took more awards than any other single brand.

JD Power’s Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study saw 83,000 American motorists surveyed on the car they bought or leased in the first 90 days of ownership. Owners were asked to evaluate their vehicles across 77 attributes, which roll up into a 1000-point APEAL scale.

The survey found that car makers producing models with a higher APEAL rating are able to charge higher prices. Owners of vehicles with a score of more than 100 points above the segment average typically spend $1800 (£1175) more than those buying cars with a score less than 100 points below the segment average.

It also found that cars with scores of 100 points above the segment average spent less time on dealers’ forecourts, and that 64 per cent of owners would buy from the same brand again.

I can't imagine anything less satisfying than being left stranded when my £80k Range Rover inevitably breaks down.

I'm sure you've repeated yourself at least ten times with this sentence. You lack the intelligence or wit to come up with another argument. Even if you put the words in a different order it would be something. Wouldn't make sense (but that is not anything new) but at least it would be different

I can't imagine anything less satisfying than being left stranded when my £80k Range Rover inevitably breaks down.

You'd never believe me then when I say my 3-Series and my dad's 1-Series have suffered far and away more problems than any other car we've owned. As have my friends' Golf, A3 and C-Class. What nationionality are BMW, VW, Audi and Merc again? Meanwhile the chap I know who is on his 2nd Jag has had not one issue with either car.

It would be interesting to know why these results are so different to the ones published in this country.

This is a different survey to the 'normal' JD Power test we know best. This basically measures the appeal of a new vehicle in its first 3 months of ownership and not longer term reliability. It'll be interesting to see how the new RR performs in that test.